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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos)
Etymology: Oligoplites: Greek, oligos = small + Greek, hoplites = armed (Ref. 45335). More on author: Gilbert, Starks.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; brackish; pelagic-neritic. Tropical; 35°N - 20°S

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9283); common length : 20.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9283)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Body strongly compressed and elongate (depth from 4.5 to 5.4 times in standard length); posterior end of upper jaw reaching middle of eye; upper jaw teeth small and villiform; lower branch of first gill arch with 19 to 22 gill rakers; scales small but visible, needle-shaped, embedded in the skin; back dark gray; belly and flanks silvery or blue gray with yellow highlights; dorsal and anal fins charcoal colored; pelvic fins white; pectoral and caudal fins yellow (Ref. 55763).

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Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Also reported from Paita, Peru (Ref. 5530).

Found in littoral waters (Ref. 9283). Tolerates low salinities and may temporarily penetrate estuarine waters (Ref. 9283). Its dorsal and anal spines are connected to venomous glands that can cause painful wounds (Ref. 9283). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Smith-Vaniz, William F. | Collaborators

Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 1995. Carangidae. Jureles, pámpanos, cojinúas, zapateros, cocineros, casabes, macarelas, chicharros, jorobados, medregales, pez pilota. p. 940-986. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Venomous (Ref. 9283)

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01423 (-0.14174 - 0.17020), b=2.93457 (2.84983 - 3.01931), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (22 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Oligoplites refulgens Gilbert & Starks, 1904